Courses

New developments in 2019

PDA closures in extreme prematurity

PEARS Procedure

DiGeorge guidelines update

2020 and beyond...

3D Printing & Bioengineering

 Training the next generation of congenital anaesthetists, UK & USA experience

We are pleased to invite you to our 19th education day in paediatric anaesthesia.
This year we are looking at the big picture
of large data collaborations and relating this to the welfare of the small patients we care for in our operating theatres.

We will have lectures and short
presentations, debates and discussions featuring internationally renowned speakers from the USA, Europe and UK. A new feature will be the breakout session, a workshop on performance improvement, run by three experts from the USA. The workshop for 20 delegates will be held at the same time in the afternoon
as session 3.

As usual, our day is aimed not only at paediatric anaesthetists, surgeons and emergency medical professionals but also the nurses and theatre staff who work with them.

On the basis of feedback from previous years this day has proved to be well worth the visit and an excellent educational experience.

This conference is for consultant anaesthetists, trainees, pre-op nurses and all the health care professionals with an interest in pre-operative assessment and peri-operative care of children. It is a great opportunity to network with other professionals with an interest in paediatric peri-operative care.

We have an exciting programme with wide ranging topics on paediatric pre-assessment and peri-operative care. The topics include - the future of paediatric peri-operative medicine in the UK, paediatric ERAS, peri-operative pathway for childhood obesity, peri-operative optimisation of respiratory disorders, metabolic conditions and pre-operative anaemia. We also have an expert panel discussion on some interesting clinical cases. There is a separate breakout session for nurses and allied health professionals. Please find attached the brochure with the details of the programme and the link to online registration.

CONFERENCE LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Strengthen collaborative care and share knowledge between different specialties (Anesthesiologists, ENT surgeons, Intensivists, Neonatologists, Pneumologists and Radiologists) involved in the pediatric airway management in order to improve patient outcome.

• Have a better understanding of the evolving techniques and equipment in pediatric airway management in order to improve clinical care.

• Identify the challenges raised by the difficult pediatric airways and learn about the tips and tricks and the best strategies to master these challenges.

• Appreciation of the surgical specificities and the rationale behind the implementation of the different targeted anesthetic strategies to meet the surgical needs.

The Paediatric Difficult Intubation Workshop is for trainees and consultants who anaesthetise children and wish to refresh and update skills in managing children with a difficult airway. The course aims to discuss the management of the anticipated and unanticipated paediatric difficult airway. The format of the day is one of short interactive lectures, videos and four hours of hands-on small group workshops. The workshops cover care and basic use of the fibre- optic laryngoscope, modified airway and LMA access techniques using guidewires and exchange catheters.

Delegate numbers are limited to 24 places to allow maximum opportunity to interact and interrogate the faculty, so early booking is recommended. Registration fee includes refreshments and lunch.

Registration Fee: £220 - 5 CPD points approved

Enquiries: Dr. Karen Medlock E-mail: karen.medlock@ouh.nhs.uk
(Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU Telephone: 01865 221590)

We would like to invite you to Brisbane for the 2019 SPANZA Annual Scientific Meeting.  This meeting will be co-hosted by the Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (APAGBI) so it’s sure to be thought provoking conference with a broad range of international and local experts.

The theme of our meeting is “Changing Tides” which represents both the Brisbane River, which is the centrepiece of our beautiful host city, and the changes in ideas and practice that will challenge us over the course of the meeting.

The conference will be held at a brand new facility right on the Brisbane River in close proximity the city, the famous South Bank precinct as well as a world class simulation centre at the Queensland Children's Hospital.

Our speakers from Australasia, Europe and North America will inform, educate, challenge and inspire. The meeting is perfect for those working in tertiary paediatric centres as well as the occasional paediatric anaesthetist. The workshop program is designed to hone your skills in a broad range of disciplines including ultrasound, perioperative anxiety and crisis management and is an excellent way of satisfying CPD requirements.

What else will you choose to do while you’re here? Brisbane is the gateway to a huge variety of spectacular locations and unforgettable experiences. From the Gold Coast to Byron Bay, island hopping in Moreton Bay, a tour of the theme parks or a visit to Australia Zoo, the beautiful beaches of Noosa and a 4WD adventure on Fraser Island, hiking or cycling in the hinterland or just enjoying the relaxed vibe of Brisbane City, we’ve got you covered.

We look forward to seeing you in Brisbane!

Association of Anaesthetists

Anaesthesia for non-cardiac surgery in congenital heart disease - paediatric anaesthesia

Thursday 29 November 2018

Organiser: Dr Raju Reddy, Birmingham

Location: 21 Portland Place, London

This seminar will be of interest to all paediatric anaesthetists who come across congenital cardiac children for non-cardiac surgery in their practice, and adult cardiac anaesthetists who encounter GUCH patients. Topics cover the fundamental principles and physiology, and anaesthetic approach, to uncorrected and palliated congenital cardiac patients for non-cardiac surgery.

Please click here for the full programme and to book.

An educational day for all who provide anaesthesia for children.

XCEL CENTRE, Newton Aycliffe 6th December 2018

We are very proud and honored to present you PROSA2018, the very first European Conference on Pediatric Procedural Sedation and Analgesia (PSA).
PSA represents a relatively new field in modern medicine, involving a heterogeneous group of medical professions. During this conference you will learn the most recent insights on optimal PSA-related quality, including how to guarantee patient safety as well as how to determine the most optimal PSA technique. In addition, a lot of attention will go to the patient’s perspective and techniques professionals may use to connect with children in order to alleviate their procedural fear and pain, to establish trust and to gain compliance.

PROSA2018 will offer you an exciting, case-based and practical learning experience, based on an ongoing, interactive and dynamic meeting between peers and top experts in the field.

An impressive international faculty of leading experts in the field has accepted our invitation to share their knowledge and expertise. Please click here for a quick look at the scientific program and an overview of speakers that have confirmed their participation.

Dear Attendees,

We welcome you to Halifax, Nova Scotia for “Coming Together Nationally”, the meeting of the Canadian Pediatric Anesthesia Society, 2018.

Hosted at the Delta Halifax, in the heart of historical downtown, this meeting will bring together paediatric anesthesiologists to discuss a wide variety of topics. There will be information for the general anesthesiologist doing pediatric community practice and for trainees.

We invite you to enjoy the views of the Halifax Harbour, explore the Halifax waterfront and experience our renowned Maritime hospitality at the Saturday evening dinner. Come and enjoy all that Halifax has to offer.

Sincerely,

Sarah Stevens MD – CPAS 2018 Halifax Conference Chair

Paediatric pre-operative care conference.

Friday 14th September 2018

This seminar will be of interest to all paediatric anaesthetists who come across congenital cardiac children for non-cardiac surgery in their practice, and adult cardiac anaesthetists who encounter GUCH patients. Topics cover the fundamental principles and physiology, and anaesthetic approach, to uncorrected and palliated congenital cardiac patients for non-cardiac surgery.

This seminar will be of interest to all paediatric anaesthetists who come across congenital cardiac children for non-cardiac surgery in their practice, and adult cardiac anaesthetists who encounter GUCH patients. Topics cover the fundamental principles and physiology, and anaesthetic approach, to uncorrected and palliated congenital cardiac patients for non-cardiac surgery.

The course is aimed at consultants and trainees

The emphasis is on you learning skills that you can take away and apply in practice back at work.  To that end we spend over 9 hours of hands on workshops over the 2 days. All workshops are on adult volunteer. Where possible there will be live theatre sessions to observe. We tailor the sessions to your abilities and your interests. The faculty comprises both adult and paediatric anaesthetists

1st European conference on paediatric procedural sedation and analgesia.

Maastricht, The Netherlands, November 29 & 30 2018 

We invite all consultant and trainee anaesthetists with an interest in paediatric anaesthesia, ODP`s and paediatric nurses to this well established and popular event. A range of current clinical, perioperative and research topics will be covered by visiting international and national experts in the different areas.

This study day will provide updates on new treatments and techniques for both specialist paediatric anaesthetists and non-paediatric anaesthetists who have to look after and manage children in the wider clinical context. This may involve anaesthesia for basic surgery in a district general hospital or stabilisation and preparation of a critically ill child for air ambulance retrieval teams

Key lessons from the NAP6 Audit, How to investigate patients with drug allergy, anaphylaxis in Obstetrics/Paediatrics, Human Factors in Anaphylaxis.

An international faculty and a new modular program will take paticipants on a journey of current trends and controversies in Paediatric Anaesthesia. Interactive talks, discussions, panel debates and cutting-edge workshops awaits.

The one-day course is based around practical aspects of airway management in children, and is designed to be relevant to anaesthetists, intensivists or emergency department doctors.

This study day will provide updates on new treatments and techniques for both specialist paediatric anaesthetists and non-paediatric anaesthetists who have to look after and manage children in the wider clinical context. This may involve anaesthesia for basic surgery in a district general hospital or stabilisation and preparation of a critically ill child for air ambulance retrieval teams.

At Sheffield Children’s Hospital we run our anaesthetic simulation program within the clinical environment.  For our MEPA courses we use either the anaesthetic area of our MRI suite or our theatres. We run trainee courses every 3 months for our in-house trainees.  For candidates from outside the deanery there is a charge of £120. 

We run this one-day simulation course at Oxford Children's Hospital in our high fidelity suite, OxStar. It is led by experienced paediatric anaesthetists and we run both MEPA For Trainees and MEPA For Consultants courses.

MEPA courses are run regularly by faculty from Birmingham Children's Hospital.

We run this one-day simulation course on a monthly basis at Great Ormond Street in our high fidelity suite. It is led by experienced paediatric anaesthetists and we run both MEPA For Trainees and MEPA For Consultants courses.

Trainees and consultants in the UK can develop management strategies for emergencies in paediatric anaesthesia using high-fidelity simulation.

Our one day course on Educational Supervision consists of talks covering the governance of education, revalidation of trainees and trainers and workshops on effective Educational Supervision, Serious Untoward Incident (SUI’s), Doctors in Difficulty (DIDs), feedback and assessment.

The workshops will give participants time to discuss the problems and challenges of educational supervision in anaesthesia in the context of the current climate and help them increase the effectiveness of the educational supervision they provide.

This event is suitable for experienced Educational Supervisors, who have completed their initial training and have gained a few years’ experience. Especially suitable for those who would like an update for revalidation.

The RCoA Anaesthetists as Educators Programme can support trainers in meeting the requirements for GMC Recognition and Approval of Trainers. The course content is mapped to the GMC’s seven domains and participation in this course will provide supporting evidence towards the GMC approval process for named educational supervisors and named clinical supervisors.

The 37th Annual ESRA Congress (ESRA 2018) offers an engaging scientific programme with contributions from world renowned experts specialised in regional anaesthesia and pain therapy. This is the perfect setting for improving worldwide cooperative study that will open a new era for breakthroughs in regional anaesthesia and pain therapy on top of an incredible Irish experience. With unique sessions and workshops, ESRA 2018 will enhance your practical and theoretical knowledge, as well as provide you with a variety of networking opportunities and events.

A panel of Danish and International experts will share their views on these topics and there will be plenty of opportunities to discuss the content of the lectures after the sessions.

There are usually a selection of approved paediatric events amongst the CPD diary which is updated weekly.

Managing the Criticially Ill Child is a course organised by clinicians at the Derriford Hospital. Aimed at the non-specialist who looks after critically ill children.

This one day conference will feature talks on pain in medical patients, difficult pain problems in palliative care, child in need and child protection, and more. Early bird rate available until end of October.